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Power Wheelchair, Group 3 Heavy-Duty, Captain's Chair

Alabama rates for HCPCS K0851

Power wheelchair, group 3 heavy-duty, captain's chair, patient weight capacity 301 to 450 pounds

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Power Wheelchair, Group 3 Heavy-Duty, Captain's Chair cost?

$5,754

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,754 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,548 to $6,607.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,607 · 10th to 90th $6,607 to $6,607Professionalmedian $5,495 · 10th to 90th $2,344 to $8,318
$2K$5K$10Kfacility $6,607professional $5,495

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$8,317.64
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
02 + 10 + 12 + 17 + 21 + 22 · Increased work + 24 · Unrelated visit after surgery + 31 + 32 · Mandated service + 34 + 41
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$5,623.41
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,606.93
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$6,606.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$6,606.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$575.44
1 more rate with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$6,309.57

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 11.0 times more in North Dakota than in Mississippi. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Alabama· 20th of 51

$5,754

ND $12,303MS $1,122

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.